Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
550 FXUS65 KBOI 131127 AFDBOI Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boise ID 427 AM MST Thu Nov 13 2025 .SHORT TERM...Today through Saturday night...Mild southwest flow continues today, with temperatures around 15-20 degrees above normal as a trough remains off the northern CA coast. A frontal system will approach the area, increasing winds and mixing this afternoon, which will also aid in warming. Temperatures will be near record highs today at some locations including Boise, Burns and Twin Falls. Some scattered showers will reach eastern OR later this afternoon and evening and the west central ID mountains. Scattered showers continue, generally over the mountains into Friday, with sprinkles possible in the Snake Plain. Partial clearing expected on Friday afternoon, with mild temperatures continuing as the system cuts off into a low over southern CA. Saturday will be dry with partly sunny skies and slightly cooler temperatures, but still 10-15 degrees above normal. .LONG TERM...Sunday through Thursday...The upper level trough over southern CA will move northward into the Great Basin on Sunday, with showers likely by Sunday afternoon. Snow levels remain around 7000-8000` through Monday. A trough from the Gulf of Alaska will bring a cold front sometime on Monday or Tuesday, with cooler air, and lower snow levels. Snow levels by Tuesday fall to 3500-4500` with unsettled conditions and scattered showers. Conditions dry out on Wednesday with cool air lingering over the area. Temperatures fall to normal on Monday and remain through Thursday with unsettled conditions and low forecast confidence on the timing of systems. && .AVIATION...VFR. Areas of LLWS in E Oregon near KBNO KBKE KMYL. Scattered rain showers north and west of KREO-KBOI-KSNT line. MVFR to IFR and obscuration in the mtns during precip and low clouds late in the evening. Surface winds: S-SE 5-15kt. Winds aloft at 10kft MSL: SW 30-45 kt, strongest central OR. KBOI...VFR. Surface winds: SE 5-15 kt. Thursday afternoon gusts up to 20-25 kt. Weekend Outlook...Patchy fog Saturday morning, otherwise VFR. Increasing clouds late Saturday with showers developing Sunday morning, expect mountain obscuration Sunday. Snow levels around 7-8k ft MSL. && .BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ID...None. OR...None. && $$ www.weather.gov/Boise Interact with us via social media: www.facebook.com/NWSBoise www.x.com/NWSBoise SHORT TERM...KA LONG TERM....KA AVIATION.....KA